Meaning of luck penny | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small sum of money given back for luck when paying.
   archaic
2. A coin carried or given for luck.

Examples

“I mean, had he not luckily exposed his legacy to jeopardy, having offered it as bounty-money and luckpenny to the patron”

“'A kind harvest to you, John Dolan,' cried the postillion, 'and success to ye, Winny, with the quality. There's a luck-penny for the child to begin with,' added he, throwing the child a penny.”

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